Secret wartime radar and surplus disposal details
J H Amberg told a House committee that more than 1 3 million dollars worth of signal and radar gear was mutilated for security reasons before disposal. He described antenna equipment that warns of approaching planes ranges types and heights and can spot ships and direct searchlights, highlighting radar's prominent role and potential peacetime uses.
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J. H. Amberg
Stimson
House
Amberg
Browder Leads Communist Political Association Remains Similar
The piece notes Earl Browder’s election as president of the Communist Political Association, with the same core members as the old party. It highlights minor changes, wartime shifts, and a continued Roosevelt War posture, while recounting a past antiwar stance from 1940. It also mocks shifts in rhetoric and notes unrelated topical quips on fashion and politics.
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Earl Browder
Communist Political Association
Communist Party
Browder
Roosevelt
New York Times
London
Administration
Congress
Russia
Germany
Early History of Pocatello Growth and Rail Traffic
Sixth installment in a regional series outlines Pocatello’s growth from 1880 to 1900. It notes population rise to 40 500 by 1890, irrigation expansion to 141 000 acres, and rail traffic driving economic development. By 1900 Pocatello became eastern Idaho’s largest town with new industries and private land ownership after 1891 auctions.
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Pocatello
Robert L. Wrigley
Idaho
Snake River
Eastern Idaho
Utah
Wyoming
Oregon
Potatello
Montana
Pacific Northwest
Idaho and Washington County Farmers Start Alfalfa Harvest
A Idaho reporting week notes heavy early alfalfa yields amid haying. Governor Bertolfsen cites rising motor-vehicle registrations and higher fuel taxes, signaling more heavy trucks and highway maintenance needs. Also covered are West Point grad Barnes and marriage, Stibnite high school plans, diplomat Ailshie’s Idaho visit, and bird protection warnings from game agent Bach.
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Bertolfsen
Idaho
Pronunciation Tips and a French Rules Pamphlet
A compact guide discusses when to pronounce the yoo syllable clearly in multisyllabic words and warns against intrusive u sounds. It traces filibuster to filibustero, notes its Latin American pirate origins, and offers a free French pronunciation pamphlet via Frank Colby.
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Frank Colby
Milkweed floss Used in Making Life Preservers
In a historical note, milkweed floss is described as a material used to construct life preservers. The source highlights its space saving and buoyant properties for emergency gear.
Your Child and His Problems
A defense of staying in school through high school and college. The piece argues youth should resist temptation to quit education for immediate work, noting wartime job openings will fade after peace and that each school year strengthens mind and body for future success. It stresses education builds national strength and urges youths to pursue learning.
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John W. Condie
J. C. Edity
Stibnite School Board
Grace Man Missing in Action From Grace Idaho
Grace resident and marine corps reserve private first class Fred erick A Westenfelder is reported missing in action. The Navy Department announced today that his mother Mrs Irene Westenfelder of Grace Idaho is listed as next of kin.
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Washington
Frederick A. Westenfelder
Marine Corps Reserve
Grace
Idaho
Navy Department
Irene 8. Westenfelder
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Waco
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Aeronautics Fund
Toll Bridge Fund
State Highway Fund
Joseph Philip Barnes
Homedale
West Point
Engineers Corps
Beloit
Maxine Young
Fullerton
Nebr
Barnes
Henry C. Dworshak
William K. Ailshie
Mexico City
Idaho Falls
Supreme Court
James F. Ailshie
Mexico
Robert S. Bach
U. S
Man- Yuu
Eh-Sen-Sh’l
Rialto
Sahara
Humphrey Bogart
Bruce Bennett
J. Carroll Naish
Laurel and Hardy
Sherlock Holmes
Basil Rathbone
Nigel Bruce
Barbara Stanwyck
Joel McCrea
Pathe News
Cataus
the Town
Bob Livingston
Ruth Terry
Monty Woolley
Gracie Fields
Alen Dinehert - Schwerd
Anan Sevege
Merme Varden
North Africa
Nan Blakstone
Dwight Fiske
Earl Wilson
N.Y
Manhattan
Miss Blakstone
World-Telegram
Nan
Christian Sc. Monitor
Denver Rocky Mountain News
Walter Winchell
Washington Times- Herald
Louis Sopel
Lucius Beebe
Hal Pearl
Miami Beach
Francis Faye
Hildegarde
Joseph Dineen
Boston Globe
New York Mirror
America
Sophie Tucker
Tan Ae
Music Shop
Johnny Mercer
KSEI
DR. Myron
Optometrist
R & G Jewelers
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